/**
* @file This file is an Typescript adaptation of the Hypher library
* @see {@link https://github.com/bramstein/hypher|Hypher GitHub project page}
* @license
* Copyright (c) 2011, Bram Stein
* All rights reserved.

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 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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 */
declare type Pattern = {
    [key: number]: string;
};
interface Language {
    leftmin: number;
    rightmin: number;
    patterns: Pattern;
    exceptions?: string;
}
interface TrieNode {
    _points?: number[];
    [key: number]: TrieNode;
}
/**
 * @constructor
 * @param {!{patterns: !Object, leftmin: !number, rightmin: !number}} language The language pattern file. Compatible with Hyphenator.js.
 */
export declare class Hypher {
    trie: TrieNode;
    leftMin: number;
    rightMin: number;
    exceptions: {
        [key: string]: RegExp;
    };
    constructor(language: Language);
    /**
     * Creates a trie from a language pattern.
     * @private
     * @param patternObject An object with language patterns.
     * @return An object trie.
     */
    protected _createTrie(patternObject: Pattern): TrieNode;
    /**
     * Hyphenates a text.
     *
     * @param str The text to hyphenate.
     * @param minLength Minimum length of the text to hyphenate
     * @return The same text with soft hyphens inserted in the right positions.
     */
    hyphenateText(str: string, minLength?: number): string;
    /**
     * Hyphenates a word.
     *
     * @param word The word to hyphenate
     * @return An array of word fragments indicating valid hyphenation points.
     */
    hyphenate(word: string): string[];
}
export {};
